PLUMSTED		TOWNSHIP
Pride in Plumsted, the State's Center

Town Talk

Home Visits By Mayor

Whether it be one family or a group of neighbors and friends, the Mayor will make home visits to speak with you personally about your concerns and issues in our Community. To schedule a home visit by the Mayor at a mutually convenient time, call the Township at 758-2241 or the Mayor's home at 758-3497. For those who have e-mail, contact the Mayor at: rondancer@plumsted.org.

While the Mayor and / or the Township Committee members are available to meet personally with residents at their Town Hall public meetings twice a month or at the Library once a month, informal one-on-one home visits can better build friendships and relationships. Another constituent out reach service is also being expanded. The Township Committee's suggestion box at the Library has proved so popular that the Committee has authorized additional suggestion boxes placed at our other public places, such as, Town Hall, the Municipal trailer, the Police Station and our Recreation Park Building.

Anita Stevens, who has been our Municipal Court Administrator for 36 years, has informed the Township Committee that Plumsted's Court is entering the Internet Age. If one desires, summonses not requiring Court appearances can be paid online in the near future. Plumsted will join a trial online program overseen by the State Administrative Office of the Courts designed as an improved service and convenience for the public.

Each online transaction will cost the Municipality nothing and will reduce paperwork by our Court Clerks. Violators who pay online by credit card will be assessed a service charge of $1 to $4, depending upon the fine amount.

Free Wood Chips are now available to Plumsted residents at our branch and leaf recycling drop-off site on Magnolia Avenue on Saturday mornings as long as the supply lasts.

The next regularly scheduled meeting and citizen comment period with Township Committee members Ken Francis, Ada Roberts, Bonnie Quesnel and Deputy Mayor Joe Przywara is March 11^th. Residents can preview our business agenda, to the extent known, 48 hours prior to the meeting on our web site: www.plumsted.org.

The Township's web site also features an e-mail link for residents to directly communicate with your Mayor and Committee and listen to your concerns on a daily basis.

The next personal one on one listening session with your Mayor or Committee member at the new Library will beWednesday evening, March 13^th, from 7 to 9 P.M. The Township's web site also features an e-mail link for residents to directly communicate with your Mayor and Committee and listen to your concerns on a daily basis.

For more information on our Township, residents are also encouraged to visit website: www.mainstreetsusa.com. and the official web site of Ocean County Government: www.oceancountygov.com. The New Egypt Press, our official weekly newspaper, is now on line at website:www.newegyptpress.com.